Welfare policy in Canada

Welfare policy in Canada-about canada welfare policy:

Canadian Social Welfare

This is a cornerstone of Canada's welfare system, is used to ensure that every Canadian can maintain a basic standard of living, that is food and shelter and clothes, no income, and bank deposits of less than $ 1,000 to apply to everyone money for a single person may be 500 to 700 Canadian dollars per month, a family of three can have 1100-1300 Canadian dollars, sufficient to maintain a low level of life, if has not been working, you can always go to win. Because of this, Canada raised a lot of lazy people, they live by money, many taxpayers have great views, the government is also trying to reform in recent years; but please note that new immigrants often are the first six months can not receive the money, because in theory, you should take a sum of money to, but the money can be maintained for six months of life.


Canada - Employment Insurance (EI)

If a Canadian resident (green card or citizenship) in the year of continuous work for six months, because of unemployment, illness, birth or adoption of a child and can not continue to work through the national employment insurance program will be able to get the temporary income. Existing policies and regulations, in the past year working 910 hours in a row, lost their jobs can receive the money, usually 56% of your original salary, continuous take months. Applying for funding must go to the Canadian government employment centers, that is, social insurance card (SIN CARD) place. Note that there are several situations you will not get unemployment benefits, first, because you have committed a serious error and fired by the boss, and second, because you resign.


Canada-Healthcare Plan

Government's annual funding of about 4.8 billion Canadian dollars in health care benefits, the average Canadian per share. Provinces offer cheap and quality health care plan (Manitoba free to attend). In addition to dental, and vision, the patient see a doctor, not have to pay for consultation, laboratory tests, hospitalization and surgery costs, only pay for prescription drugs. If your family doctor thinks you need to be hospitalized, and even surgery, regardless of operation size, all costs are fully covered by medical insurance plan is responsible. During hospitalization, the patient's food, drugs and so do not pay anything for themselves. 65 years of age and older and people receiving social assistance, the majority of their prescription drugs free of charge.


Canada-Vocation Opportunity

Government of Canada states: after one year of full-time employees receive each year in two weeks (ten working days) paid leave; after five consecutive years will receive three weeks paid vacation each year. Holiday pay shall not be replaced. Employees shall not be dismissed because of pregnancy. In addition, also have access to unpaid maternity leave, to continue to maintain their pension or health plans, and in return after maternity leave to work. Maternity leave, mothers can apply for Employment Insurance EI.


Canada - Pension (OAS)

Canadians regardless of their assets or income, be eligible for old age security pension. OAS non-contributory. Because eligibility depends on a number of years of residency requirement, so the new immigrants do not enjoy the full pension. But if you are a Canadian citizen or immigrant, aged 65 years or older, after 18 years living in Canada for at least 10 years, you can get part of the OAS pension, the calculation method is based on your period of residence in Canada calculated.


Canada - Pension Plan (CPP)

Outside the province except Quebec, Canada, the provinces have implemented Canada Pension Plan. Canada Pension Plan is a public insurance plan. Canadian residents to deduct the monthly income of a certain amount of pension contributions, the body long after retirement or when there are obstacles, you can receive assistance through this program. Pension must pay taxes, regardless of the applicant anywhere in the world can be. Quebec has its own plan, called "Quebec retirement plan" - Quebec Pension Plan.


Canada-Child Tax Benefit

In Canada, each child from birth until the age of 18, can receive this allowance each month, how much is based on last year's income of the parents, of course, individual higher-income families on no such treatment, and The purpose of this grant to establish, first, want to help low-income families, the second is to encourage people to have more children.


Canada-Child Care Subsidy

In Canada, pre-school children before the age of 6 is at their own expense, and cost very expensive. A monthly child care costs to 600-800 CAD, many low-income families and thus its inability to send children receiving early education, the government funds to set up a special child-care subsidies. Government under the specific circumstances of the applicant, and sometimes subsidize half, sometimes a full subsidy. Note that the money paid directly to the children of the nurseries. Apply the money to line up, it should be possible to apply early. Some people say, we both did not work, should be given priority. Wrong! On the contrary, since the government that you can stay at home, their education, children should be no problem. Their priorities are those couples in work or study and little income families.


Canada - Government Housing

In order to guarantee ownership, but also to ensure that low-income housing, the construction of the Canadian government funding each year a large number of government housing, commissioned by the Government of specialized management, leasing at very low prices, and often very beautiful building. Who can apply for it? In principle, anyone can, but it's way to the rich special charges automatically excluded, the basic principle of charging rent by the percentage of income, usually monthly income of 25% to 30%. If your monthly income is only $ 1000, you only need to come up with 250 yuan of money can be submitted, and you may live Ershiyiting, Sanshiyiting large apartments. But if you a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, 3000 yuan would come up with rent, of course, does not pay, that money, buy a house are more than sufficient. Need to tell you one thing, the Chinese people very few people apply for government housing. Because many who live in this house for low-income families, is the bottom of society, often the area of ​​health, law and order situation as other regions, the Chinese people are often very concerned about their children's living environment, so would rather spend more money, but also to find a "good area."


Canada - Income Security Allowance (GIS)

If you have little or no income, can apply for monthly income security benefits. Definition of income include pensions from other countries, cost of living, wages, unemployment insurance benefits and workers' compensation payments or benefits, etc. Income. Less of your income, the income protection allowance to get the more. If you are married, your spouse's income in the calculation of the number you should get the GIS will be taken into account. GIS subject to annual re-apply.


Canada - spouse allowance (SPA)

If the following conditions, you may also receive spouse allowance, additional allowance which is used to protect those who rely on an old couple living on pensions: 1, the age of 60 and 65, the spouse is receiving old age security people. 2, the total income does not exceed the amount specified. 3, after 18 years living in Canada for at least 10 years. SPA subject to annual re-apply. Payment of the allowance may continue until you remarry or until the age of 65, or even death of the spouse can continue the allowance paid to you.